SensiGuard Reference Q2-2019: Mexico's Cargo Theft Threats Continue to Rise
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SensiGuard Supply Chain Intelligence Center
SensiGuard Supply Chain Intelligence Center (Scic): Our center, actively monitors and records cargo theft around the planet, categorising the stolen shipments into twelve different product types and locating by date, Location, operating system (Modus Operandi), value and specific product.
On a regular basis, we issue safety bulletins and cargo theft reports to help companies mitigate risks, linked to theft, the alteration, counterfeiting, the diversion, embezzlement and other threats to cargo safety.
The following are just some of the second-quarter events of recent activities for Mexico. The full report and latest updates for Mexico and other parts of the world, located by visit, In SensiGuard Supply Chain Intelligence Centre (Scic):
Cargo Theft in Mexico – Q219
This is our first part., of a series of four publications, which we will share from the information report of the SensiGuard™ Second Quarter of a 10 Supply Chain Intelligence Center Center (Scic) highlighting a different area at a time.
Clues on the map of Mexico
The SCIC centre recorded a total of 4,219 incidents of cargo theft in Mexico in the second quarter of 2019 (Q2-2019). In other words, there is an increase of 1% compared to Q2-2018 and 30% augmentation, compared to Q2-2017.
During Q2-2019, The 85% of theft incidents in the country, gathered in Central (69%) and Western (16%) region.
Ten Mexican states are counted responsibly by 93% for all thefts in the country. Mexico comes first (35%) which outweighs the 9% more thefts than second place. Here's Puebla (26%), in third place michoacán (10%). These three States concentrate the 71% thefts across the country.
- Location. The majority of thefts are made In-Transit (89%) and in Non – Secure Parking (7%).
- Incident Type. The 81% of incidents, made by criminals (Piracy) .
- Product Type. The most common products they steal are: Food & Drinks (42%), Building & Industrial (7%), Alcool (6%), and Miscellaneous (6%).
- Location. The 53% cargo thefts tend to be on three major roads around Mexico that are considered serious or high risk:
- Serious Risk: Mexico-Veracruz (MEX-150D) – 23% of thefts
- High-risk: Mexico Ring Road (Cem) – 19% of thefts
- High-risk: Mexico-Saltillo (MEX-57D) – 11% of thefts
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Editor's Note: Delays in reporting incidents usually cause measurable increases in theft volumes in the weeks after scic quarterly reports are published. Therefore, totals for the most recent quarter are expected to rise above those recorded so far. It is scic's practice to use updated theft numbers for previous quarters, when comparing them to current three monthly quarter totals.
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